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Reportable Business Segment Information (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | $ 855,846,000 |  | $ 795,741,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 37,350,000 | [1] | 42,523,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 1,588,000 |  | 1,351,000 |
Segment income from operations | 68,010,000 |  | 58,124,000 |
Amortization of debt issuance costs excluded from depreciation and amortization | 1,100,000 |  | 1,200,000 |
Metal Containers |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 468,405,000 |  | 463,760,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 17,379,000 | [1] | 22,008,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 0 |  | 1,050,000 |
Segment income from operations | 40,453,000 |  | 39,561,000 | [2]
New plant start-up costs |  |  | 800,000 |
Closures [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 213,797,000 |  | 161,142,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 10,804,000 | [1] | 8,327,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 626,000 |  | 0 |
Segment income from operations | 17,766,000 | [3] | 10,632,000 | [3]
Charge For Remeasurement Of Net Assets |  |  | 3,000,000 |
Plastic Containers |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 173,644,000 |  | 170,839,000 |
Depreciation and amortization | 9,135,000 | [1] | 12,154,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 962,000 |  | 301,000 |
Segment income from operations | 12,843,000 |  | 10,406,000 |
Corporate |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Net sales | 0 |  | 0 |
Depreciation and amortization | 32,000 | [1] | 34,000 | [1]
Rationalization charges | 0 |  | 0 |
Segment income from operations | (3,052,000) |  | (2,475,000) |
Venezuela [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Segment income from operations | $ (500,000) |  | $ (4,200,000) |
[1] | Depreciation and amortization excludes amortization of debt issuance costs of $1.1 million and $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
[2] | Income from operations of the metal containers segment includes plant start-up costs of $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013.
[3] | Income from operations of the closures segment includes losses from operations in Venezuela of $0.5 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which for the three months ended March 31, 2013 includes a charge of $3.0 million for the remeasurement of net assets in Venezuela due to the devaluation of the official Bolivar exchange rate.

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